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e morning homage to the memory of the Philippine martyr Greeting by Fema Duterte (mid), sister of
Jose Rizal was made extra special by the welcoming presence of the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
Order of the Knights of Rizal. This historic fraternal organization,
established by Republic Act 646 of the Second Congress of the
Republic of Philippines, accompanied the laureates on an official
visit to the Presidential Malacanang Palace. They also met President
Duterte’s undersecretary and later met in an informal greeting at
the nearby morning brunch with Fema Duterte, sister of President
Rodrigo Duterte.
The Order of Knights of Rizal also accompanied the peace laureates
that evening for the official inaugural launch of the Sino Philippines
Asia International Peace Awards. Special laureates from the
Philippines that night included Philippines Secretary of Health Dr.
Francisco T. Duque III, Mrs. Soccoro Ramos, literacy champion and
founder of the National Bookstore, Senator Sherwin Ting Gatchalian,
and entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Sergio Ortiz-Luis.
The Manila events were followed by extensive workshops and
scientific symposiums held at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the
Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), and the Dr.
Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation. For the night of
March 9 in honor of the 19th Year anniversary of MUST, U.S. State
Senator Emmanuel Jones from Georgia delivered a special speech
titled “possibility and promises.” Senator Jones expressed hope for
further cultural and educational exchanges between Georgia and
Macao, and the Greater Bay Area, as well as wishes for peace.
Prof. Fok, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
at MUST, said, “Welcoming our international doctors and peace
laureates to Macao with Senator Jones is timely as we prepare to
open our first medical school later this year. Preparing future doctors
for Macao and the Greater Bay Area is now a national policy and we
thank our guests for supporting us and the people of this historic city
and dynamic region of China.”
Dr. Billy Chan, Vice President of the Sino Luso International
Medical Forum and Sino Asia Pacific Medical Forum, said, “This
year we are honored with top doctors to herald a major peace
award. This inaugural Sino Phil Asia International Peace Award is
excited to be complimented and supported with these passionate
medical education symposiums and workshops.” Dr. Chan is the
Chairman and Founder of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace
Foundations Award.
Dr. Harley Seyedin said, “This is an honor to be in the Philippines
and bring our message of peace. Right now the main peace prizes
come from Western Europe. It is our time to stand and bring them
forward from the perspectives in Asia.” Dr. Seyedin, together with
Elon Musk won the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award, awarded by
the award Committee of Nobel Laureates in Peace and Economics.
He is also one of less than 20 recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Peace
Through Commerce Medal since its inception in 1790 by Thomas
Jefferson, then the nascent Secretary State of the United States. The
Medal is the highest civilian honor awarded by the U.S. Government,
Department of Commerce.■
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Jose Rizal was made extra special by the welcoming presence of the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
Order of the Knights of Rizal. This historic fraternal organization,
established by Republic Act 646 of the Second Congress of the
Republic of Philippines, accompanied the laureates on an official
visit to the Presidential Malacanang Palace. They also met President
Duterte’s undersecretary and later met in an informal greeting at
the nearby morning brunch with Fema Duterte, sister of President
Rodrigo Duterte.
The Order of Knights of Rizal also accompanied the peace laureates
that evening for the official inaugural launch of the Sino Philippines
Asia International Peace Awards. Special laureates from the
Philippines that night included Philippines Secretary of Health Dr.
Francisco T. Duque III, Mrs. Soccoro Ramos, literacy champion and
founder of the National Bookstore, Senator Sherwin Ting Gatchalian,
and entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Sergio Ortiz-Luis.
The Manila events were followed by extensive workshops and
scientific symposiums held at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the
Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), and the Dr.
Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation. For the night of
March 9 in honor of the 19th Year anniversary of MUST, U.S. State
Senator Emmanuel Jones from Georgia delivered a special speech
titled “possibility and promises.” Senator Jones expressed hope for
further cultural and educational exchanges between Georgia and
Macao, and the Greater Bay Area, as well as wishes for peace.
Prof. Fok, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
at MUST, said, “Welcoming our international doctors and peace
laureates to Macao with Senator Jones is timely as we prepare to
open our first medical school later this year. Preparing future doctors
for Macao and the Greater Bay Area is now a national policy and we
thank our guests for supporting us and the people of this historic city
and dynamic region of China.”
Dr. Billy Chan, Vice President of the Sino Luso International
Medical Forum and Sino Asia Pacific Medical Forum, said, “This
year we are honored with top doctors to herald a major peace
award. This inaugural Sino Phil Asia International Peace Award is
excited to be complimented and supported with these passionate
medical education symposiums and workshops.” Dr. Chan is the
Chairman and Founder of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace
Foundations Award.
Dr. Harley Seyedin said, “This is an honor to be in the Philippines
and bring our message of peace. Right now the main peace prizes
come from Western Europe. It is our time to stand and bring them
forward from the perspectives in Asia.” Dr. Seyedin, together with
Elon Musk won the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award, awarded by
the award Committee of Nobel Laureates in Peace and Economics.
He is also one of less than 20 recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Peace
Through Commerce Medal since its inception in 1790 by Thomas
Jefferson, then the nascent Secretary State of the United States. The
Medal is the highest civilian honor awarded by the U.S. Government,
Department of Commerce.■
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